Pandav Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44206 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-29 Year-2023 Thana- RAJAON District- Banka ====================================================== Pandav Choudhary S/O Late Brahmdeo Choudhary R/O Vill.- Nawada Bazar, P.s.- Nawada Bazar O.P., Rajaon, Dist.- Banka. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Md. Nurul Hoda, Advocate For the State :
Ms. Gulnar Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-07-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 379 and 411 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 18.01.2023, some unidentified miscreants committed theft of tractor of informant along with its trailer bearing Registration No. BR10GC2391.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R.. Name of petitioner transpired in this case during course of investigation, on the basis of confessional statement of co-
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44206 of 2025(2) dt.24-07-2025 2/2 accused person. Except confessional statement, there is no material on record to show the complicity of this petitioner in the alleged occurrence.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and has submitted that petitioner is owner of a junk shop and has got one criminal antecedent of similar nature.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of accusation and the fact that petitioner has got one criminal antecedent of similar nature, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T